New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-07
LITERARY NOTES.

An American reprint OF The illustrated London Ter
sll hereafter decorate newsstands The paper will
be printed from duplicate plates furnished by the Londor
publishers and Will be sold for ten centsless than II
costs its English readers The first number win appear
Wednesday and viii contain portraits of all Queen
victoriss present descendants.
Mr. Cable has just the first draft Of his story
"Au Large" which is a sequel 10 "caranco" anC
"Grande Pointe." and which will DO twice long al
either of the other stories Mr. Gable will the south
part OF Louisiana for the purpose Of visiting the
which included in the plot OF tho story and
then the Ms will receive its " final touch"
TheMs Of Hawthornes political letter, recently copied
by TRIBUNE sold in Boston last Monday for $50
Au autograph copy OF Leigh Hunts "Abou ben Adhem
brought ut the same sale SOC.
Sophie May writer of delightful stories for little
people Is about TO make her appearance novelist
Her forthcoming story OF society is be called Drones
Honey" and will bear this motto from the Republic v;
"When young man has tasted 'Drones' Honey
then he into the country Of the otus-eaters
Professor Max Miller will presently contribute to The
Open Court OF Chicago two essays, The Identity OF
Language aud Thought" and The Simplicity OF Ian
guage"
A now ANONYMOUS English novel; "Mlss Bayle's Ro-
NANCE" is to be repubnshed here by Henry Holt Co.
The book has hal the advantage OF some American re-
visions The heroine Is Chicago girl and her expert
ence5 among foreign aristocrats at monaco anu
Mcntone furnish forth the story.
new novel by Anna Katharine Green is announced
for carly publication by G. p Putnams Soma II Is en-
titled az to H." The publishers also propose TO
bring out soon, under title OF " Told at Tuxedo, a
series of tales by two writers.
Various memoranda of tho diary kind and a large
amount OF correspondence have been discovered among
the papers OF Ranke the historian There is also the
manuscript OF lecture which Ranke delivered
before King Max OF Bavaria, at Bcrohtesgaden, and
which was taken down In stenography and afterward
transcribed for min. This lecture dealt with the history
OF the Middle Ages and contained various maxims Of
But the most important OF Rankes papers
are the academic lectures which deal with the period
from the Crusades the Reformation These are TO be
used as part The History Of tho world' and with
out alteration.
The Pail Nall Gassie at last announces the result OF its
competition in regard 10 the best novels 1--WE did not
IL says, expressly limit tho competition to English
novels but readers have been patriotic and hardly
single foreign oppears tho lists. Tho result may
he TAKEN therefore, embOdng the current opinion OF
Che day English novels and novclists: The best
historical novel, Scott Ivanhoe' 2. The best humor-
Gus novel, Dickens, 'Pickwick' 8 The most magma
five romance Rider Haggard. She The best novel
with purpose Charles Reade. Never too Late to
Mend 8. The best tale Of seafaring life, Marryat,
sMidshIpman Easy 6. The best tale of country life,
George Eliot, Adam Bede. z The best sensational
novel; wikie Collins, Woman in White 6. The best
tale for boys, Defoe, Robinson Crusoe. o. The best
Irish novel, Lever, Charles OMaley' 10. The best
Scotch novel; Scott The Heart of Midlothian. IL. The
best novel of ALL ThacRersy, vanity Fair"